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Canada Moves to Keep Skilled Workers
ashitaka writes "Just in time for all those who have vowed to leave the United States in response to government policies and mainstream cultural malaise, the Canadian government is announcing a C$700 million initiative to help skilled workers stay in Canada and become citizens. If you had the choice, would you really uproot to a new country especially one where the lifestyle isn't that much different than your own?"
People leave Canada for a country with a better economy, and the government's solution is to spend more tax money! Brilliant move, eh?
-jcr
The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."
I'm a Canadian (Quebecois actually) and plan on moving to France in a couple of months. So long, square heads! No government subsidies will keep me here!
All Hail Discordia. Hail Eris. Fnord.
Patriotism? Yes, nice concept in general, but it isn't like faith in a Diety.
Stay here and FIX this bungled mess? Listen: 12 months ago you were all lambasting me for daring to speak against His Holiness Bush's Purity, the same guy who's now in the low 30's approval-ratings-wise. The day "should we start pre-emptive wars for the hell of it? (yes/no)" and "should we drop DRM? (OK/not sure yet)" and "should we ban anybody who makes more than $100,000/year from running for political office? (Hell, yes/hell yes)" show up on the ballot is the day I know I can vote and actually AFFECT something in this highjacked country. Picking between siamese-twin shit-for-brains (Bush AND Kerry) is not a choice. Here, I'll give America one last chance: "Hey, howzabouts we tear down all the football stadiums and build libraries in their place and pay the teachers the football player's salaries so we'll have an educated generation and have an OPTION besides outsourcing all our programming to Bangladesh? Anybody with me?" Crickets: *chirp* *chirp* *chirp*
Worry about how bad things are in Canada? Hey, I talk to Canadians all the time. Any country where the citizens' stress level sounds about 100 times lower than mine is worth a shot. Shit, if I'm wrong, I can move back. Or elsewhere. It's a big world.
And I LOVE snow!!! It's better than SMOG!!!
And what does it tell you when a country CARES enough to spend money to keep their technical jobs there? For all the US government cares, we could all sling french fries. They'll just raise the minimum wage and we'll all just keep buying shit on our McSalaries - with the prices carefully rigged so that we're all just slightly in debt all of our lives.
"We've been planning for the Big Move from the US to Canada for some time. To ease the transition, we did relocate to a border state - we can flee easily in case of...ah...crisis."
"Patriotism? Yes, nice concept in general, but it isn't like faith in a Diety."
"Stay here and FIX this bungled mess? Listen: 12 months ago you were all lambasting me for daring to speak against His Holiness Bush's Purity, the same guy who's now in the low 30's approval-ratings-wise. The day "should we start pre-emptive wars for the hell of it? (yes/no)" and "should we drop DRM? (OK/not sure yet)" and "should we ban anybody who makes more than $100,000/year from running for political office? (Hell, yes/hell yes)" show up on the ballot is the day I know I can vote and actually AFFECT something in this highjacked country. Picking between siamese-twin shit-for-brains (Bush AND Kerry) is not a choice. Here, I'll give America one last chance: "Hey, howzabouts we tear down all the football stadiums and build libraries in their place and pay the teachers the football player's salaries so we'll have an educated generation and have an OPTION besides outsourcing all our programming to Bangladesh? Anybody with me?" Crickets: *chirp* *chirp* *chirp*"
"Worry about how bad things are in Canada? Hey, I talk to Canadians all the time. Any country where the citizens' stress level sounds about 100 times lower than mine is worth a shot. Shit, if I'm wrong, I can move back. Or elsewhere. It's a big world."
"And I LOVE snow!!! It's better than SMOG!!!"
"And what does it tell you when a country CARES enough to spend money to keep their technical jobs there? For all the US government cares, we could all sling french fries. They'll just raise the minimum wage and we'll all just keep buying shit on our McSalaries - with the prices carefully rigged so that we're all just slightly in debt all of our lives."
PS This post was a logical feeling out in answer to the question posed by the article. "Flamebait" means to deliberately post provocative comments in order to incite arguments. And who the hell sits there hitting the refresh button on my profile in order to mod down every post I make as soon as I click on it? I can repost this all night, you only have five points maximum to spend. Hope your other hand's free so you can jerk off, too!
> Mostly because it's so cold the terrorists are few and far between. Who the fuck would bomb an office in -20C weather? :-)
Right, because there aren't any terrorists in the cold mountains along the Afganistan/Pakistan border.
No, it is mostly because Canada isn't seen as capable of resistance. I.e. when Europe (note I say when, not if) falls to Islamic fundamentalism the US will be the last line. If we fall even UBL knows Canada won't lift a finger to help us (they will in fact continue acting as a third column) and should we fall they will meekly (having no other option) accept their place in the resurrected caliphate.
The only hope the world had of beating back the hordes of darkness without another major World War was a successful conclusion in Iraq, a big enough success to set an example for the others. That is no longer possible, the example having already been set. Follow Iraq towards Freedom and you will see your country bombed and the terrorists cheered by all the 'right thinking people' in the elite media and academia, i.e you will face unspeakable evil and face it alone. Because you can forget help, the US is going to be in a post Vietnam style navel gazing exercise for a decade now. I'd just like to ask Ted Kennedy, was it worth launching a World War just to get a chance at putting a Democrat in the white house? If a camera were present he would of course bloviate, but in private I suspect he would say "Yes."
Much like WWII could have been avoided had the West been strong enough to deal with the growing threat when it was still on the horizon, we appear hellbent on allowing UBL and his gang of like minded idiots to sieze and unify the entire Middle East, restablish the caliphate, make their preparations for war and THEN suddenly wake up and shout "Oh my God, they intend to exterminate us, we have to defend ourselves!" Then we shall have War, with Iran and Pakistan (They won't stay on our side once the caliphate reappears) at a minimum with nukes. And it will be bloody.
But 'yall just be smug in your pacisfism while it lasts.
Democrat delenda est
lol... still trolling?
Funny, but pathetic.
Fuck it